The Revenge of Magic by James Riley

"...you can't live in fear, Fort"

Take a look at the cover. Yes. That's right, a giant hand has emerged from beneath the ground, grabbed the Washington Monument, ripped it from its foundation, and now holds all 555 feet menacingly above the nation's capital.Terror reigns. Fear runs rampant.

Fort, aka Forsythe Fitzgerald watched in horror as the monstrous hand snatched his father and then disappeared underground. Alone, angry, and searching for answers, Fort agrees to enroll in a special government -sponsored boarding school run by Dr. Oppenheimer. This is no ordinary school.

Students are invited to enroll because they have the potential to read books containing secret formulas visible only to kids born on or before date that these magical books were discovered. Fort will study The Magic of Recuperation and Restoring What Has Been. He will learn to:

Restore small cuts or shallow burns with a cooling touch.

Take away the emotion of terror from any living thing for a period of one hour.

Grant the power of movement to an inanimate object. Newly animated objects will operate under the spellcaster's control.

​Revive any deceased creature into an undead servant under the spellcaster's control.

Powerful stuff!

Fort learns that there are deeper and darker secrets hidden in the lower levels of the school. We're talking some seriously creepy secrets: monstrous beasts and a truly evil ancient force that can control them.

James Riley's new series, The Revenge of Magic is much darker than the Story Thieves. Much darker. When you're ready to delve into a high-stakes fantasy adventure with mind controlling, body-possessing sinister forces, follow Fort on his quest for books filled with ancient techniques needed to summon mysterious powers. Heads up: There are more books containing secret formulas. Will Fort find them? Will he learn what happened to his father? Why is the government so interested in all of this? Stay tuned for the continuing adventures of Forsythe Fitzgerald.